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Jan 18, 2019 Miranda Reads rated it liked it

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3.5 stars

Brad held up a lantern, letting the light pool around them. It was quiet here....Shadows stretched on the whitewashed stone...

Brad and Julie, power couple, love to flip houses - the older the better!

Well, Julie loves it and Brad doesn't mind it.

Well...he used to not mind it.

This had to be the worst flip they'd ever attempted.

The latest house they bought, the Hemmings House on Bedlam St., is proving to be a challenge.

It's well over a hundred years old, so along wi ...more

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May 17, 2014 M.M. Hudson rated it it was amazing

I have always thought it would be cool to be a house flipper. It amazes me that people can buy what looks like a run down piece of nothing and turn it into a showplace. That is why when I started reading this new book by Michael Phillip Cash, I thought that it was going to be a bit of fun mixed in with a bit of scary. I was not disappointed in the least.

I will tell you though what it is not. If you are looking for a straight up, hiding under your covers, blood and gore type book, this is not it! ...more

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Jun 05, 2014 Gayle Pace rated it it was amazing

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I have read Mr. Cash's books and he never disappoints. I believe out of all the books I've read of his, this goes to the top. House flipping is what the young couple in the story do. This is how they make a living to survive. Everything seemed to be going good in the house flipping part of their lives, that is, until they get a too good to be true house. When they are in the house, they get the feeling that they are not the only ones there. They' re soon to discover that they have other oc ...more

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Jun 10, 2014 Shelly Itkin rated it it was amazing

Mr. Cash has written a really interesting book combining the past and the present with some very unusual situations occurring.

Julie and Brad Evans are house flippers and usually buy inexpensive houses that they can invest little money in and flip for a profit. When Julie finds the Hemming’s House on Bedlam Street in Cold Spring Harbor she cannot resist the old charm of the house even though it is going to needs lots of repairs.

When Brad starts working on the house, he is not prepared for the pre ...more

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Dec 24, 2014 Wanda Maynard rated it it was amazing

A Victorian mansion with a quiet sadness and a shadow of darkness looming in from all sides, beckoning new-comers to its unseen dark shade. If you are a Gothic reader, then you will love Gothic horror. Its uniquely written details will get under your skin and into your understanding, playing havoc with the imagination. I love the curiosity of the plot and the buildup of the characters. Flipping a haunted house is original. Could it be an unsettled spirit roamed its hallowed halls and is filled w
A Victorian mansion with a quiet sadness and a shadow of darkness looming in from all sides, beckoning new-comers to its unseen dark shade. If you are a Gothic reader, then you will love Gothic horror. Its uniquely written details will get under your skin and into your understanding, playing havoc with the imagination. I love the curiosity of the plot and the buildup of the characters. Flipping a haunted house is original. Could it be an unsettled spirit roamed its hallowed halls and is filled with a desire for something or someone, but yet not knowing when or how to leave the dwelling?
Brad and Julie found an old house that she thought might be a good fixer upper, and decided to flip it then put it on the market. All Brad saw was a money pit. After work began on the old place, he soon realized how dilapidated it really was, and wondered if the house would sink them deeper into a difficult situation.
Soon eerie things began to transpire. Julie became trapped in their other house by fire when the door slammed shut and she could not open it. With her hands severely burned, she finally made it outside. Moving into the old Victorian house was their only option at the moment. Brad did not like the circumstances at first, and became upset about it. Soon after moving in, things became more noticeable only to Julie at first, then Brad. It was enough to put her into a panic mode, so she lived in dread, and felt as though someone or something was watching her at all times. Julie loved the house and its many fixtures, but there was something dark and sinister that existed unnoticed or unsuspected just beyond her reach that she did not like. Could it be the free spirit did not want Julie there? Would it show itself to her? And if it did, would she be able to cope with it? Will the house and the occupants in it tear Julie and Brad apart?
Michael Phillip Cash drew me into the story with the first sentence. “The Flip” is a wonderful fast paced book! Great night time reading. Awesomely detailed. The cover artistry was truly remarkable; plus the title was made just for this book, and it says it all. ...more

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Nov 03, 2014 Pat Byrnes rated it really liked it

The Flip is a very interesting Ghost romp, that will keep you turning the page. A husband and wife team up to flip houses and make a fortune.

The only problem with the current house is that the current residents are ghost and don't want to leave. I like this novel, I just wish it had more meat in the story. I didn't know ghost could travel, but in this novel they did. I like the imagination and the humor.

If you want a quick ghostly adventure, give The Flip a try...
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Oct 19, 2021 Barbara Ann rated it really liked it

A fast read with interesting characters and a nice blend of genres. Brad and his wife Julie are house flippers. Julie would love to earn enough money to quit her day job to join her husband, who is a full-time contractor.

What could go wrong when they purchase an old Victorian house named Bedlam in Cold Spring? Plenty. Turns out the original owners, Gerald and Tessa decide to put their ghostly talents to the test by torturing the new owners.

Why were Gerald and Tessa killed? Readers learn about th ...more

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Oct 22, 2021 Sam (Rescue Dog Mom, Writer, Hugger) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I actually began reading this book months ago, but this story is written in such a horrifying way, I had to put it aside and read something else. I have read this author's work before and this is by far the most frightening story I've read by him. He also has a talent for adding unexpected twists in his story, which I won't give away here. ...more

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May 27, 2018 Dale Lehman rated it really liked it

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Building up a house flipping business, Julie and Brad Evans acquire a once-magnificent but now decrepit mansion. Things begin to go wrong almost immediately, as the couple and their helpers find themselves changed while inside the house. As their relationship becomes strained and accidents befall the flippers, it becomes increasingly obvious that the house is haunted by a spirit who has strange designs on Brad. And still stranger things are in residence.

The Flip is the sort of tale a friend of m ...more

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